Brownie
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OK I have tried to prelude patches and have had mixed results. Worst results patch was to wet and powder would not ignite. So when you prelube patches do you wring them out are press them just how do you remove excess moisture.
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leadhoarder
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A couple of folks that I believe are members here have made useful videos.
I like my patches to be just damp. But then, I wipe between shots with a rubbing alcohol dampened patch. If @Brownie is using the very wet patch to prevent the need to wipe fouling from the bore between shots at the target range, then he will need to load an over powder card to separate the powder from all that moisture.
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I use wet patches and put 1/3 of a cotton ball on top of powder
What in the heck are you using for lube if you have to "wring them out and press them"?!?!?
nchawkeye
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I use SnoSeal for lube, there are 767,987 different lubes out there. Mixtures of beeswax, castor oil, Murphy's oil soap, mink oil, etc. Sounds like you are using a liquid. Switch lubes..
I like beeswax and olive oil, in a loose ointment consistency. That's just me.
westrayer
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I just buy them pre-lubed. Easiest of all.
I use either my mouth's moisture or mink's oil.
Have to say, I’ve never felt a liquid prelubed patch fouled the powder, if shot immediately after loading. I’ve used dawn/water mixture, Hoppes BP lube and spit In various concentrations. Had a discussion with an old timer who figured if the load is tight, except for the exact center diameter of the ball, the lube will be squeezed out atop your ball and spread on the rifling or smooth barrel as you seat you load. Am wondering what caliber, powder charge, ball and patch dimensions are in this trouble firearm and how long it’s setting between completed load and firing. I’ve shot next to people who fill a shallow container with their chosen lube and lay rows of patches in it. The patches are soaked with lube and that’s how they shoot all day.
I use good old MAP (Murphy's-Alcohol-Peroxide) dispensed from this
makes the patch pretty wet. I usually shoot trail walks so the patch doesn't sit on the powder for more than a few seconds. Never had an issue with this method.
I prelube a roll of pillow ticking with melted Lambs Tallow.
For precut patches I just rub some tallow on them.
For precut patches I just rub some tallow on them.
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Mink oil for me, but lard works as well for me, just doesn’t have the snob factor
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Just use whatever grease you want and do small batches. Don't have to lube a million of them at a time.
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Those darn minks keep squirming around while hanging from my belt!
I use Dutch Schoultz’s method. Works great!
Soak patch material in 1:7 Ballistol to water. Wring it out through your fingers. Lay the strips horizontally to dry. Once dry to the touch I can still feel and smell the Ballistol they are ready. Doesn’t contaminate the powder.
Soak patch material in 1:7 Ballistol to water. Wring it out through your fingers. Lay the strips horizontally to dry. Once dry to the touch I can still feel and smell the Ballistol they are ready. Doesn’t contaminate the powder.
Geez, could you offer some helpful advice rather than criticizing.
